Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.
Howard S. Tifft
May 11, 2015
-CUYAHOGA FALLS Howard S. Tifft, 95, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2015 in Cuyahoga Falls. Born in Cuyahoga Falls on October 2, 1919, Howard had been a falls resident for most of his life. He was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and Kent State University. Howard retired as the office manager of the Lawson Milk Co....
Mary Olive Williams
May 10, 2015
Mary O. Williams, 90, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at her home. Mary was born in Akron on June 29, 1924 to the late Eddie and Anna Gipson. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Life Spring Christian Church. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband Keith W. Williams;...
Dolores Eve Schneeberger
May 10, 2015
An Angel on Earth Dolores passed away peacefully on May 10, with her daughters by her side. Born December 24, 1933 in Akron, OH, she attended Atwater High School where she met the love of her life, Walter. They were married 63 years and had four girls. Mom was one of the best country cooks. She often made the...
Alexander Peter Hirschfelt
May 10, 2015
Alexander P. Hirschfelt, 91, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Brookdale Barberton. Al owned and operated Hirschfelt's Bakery on Grant Street in Akron for 33 years until 1988 and is now baking the best bread in Heaven. Al was born October 14, 1923 to Casper and Catherine (Wiehele) Hirschfelt in Akron and had been an area resident his...
Beverly M. Keener
May 8, 2015
Beverly M. Keener, 79, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Akron City She was born in Rinard Mills, Ohio on October 31, 1935 and was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School. She was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling with her family and talk radio. She was preceded in death by her son, Jeffery David Keener; parents,...
Jean Althea Bedall
May 7, 2015
Jean Bedall, 94, passed away on May 7, as a result of a stroke Born in Akron on September 15 1920, Jean was a graduate of South High School and had been a lifetime area resident. Preceded in death by her husband George and grandson Cory Salem, Jean is survived by her children Mary (Dan) Thomas of Medina and...
Joseph James Pantuso
May 5, 2015
Joseph James Pantuso, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. He was born in Akron and retired from General Tire in 1986 after 44 years of service. Mr. Pantuso was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II as an Airship Rigger. He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, General Tire Retiree's Club...
Linda Ranallo
May 5, 2015
Linda K. Ranallo (Lowe) of Stow passed away on May 5, 2015 from ALS. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Bill; son, Christopher and Mari Joyce; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Brian Henson; sister and brother-in-law, Doll and Ralph Tate and their family; brother-in-law, Tony Ranallo, his wife Judy and their family. Linda was a lifelong lover...
Donald David Olenick
May 5, 2015
Donald D. Olenick, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Barberton Citizens Hospital. Don was born April 21, 1936 to John and Mary (Polovick) Olenick in Akron and had been an Akron area resident his entire life. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a brick mason with Bricklayers Local 7 for over 50 years....
George Ballard
May 4, 2015
George Russell Ballard finally got to join Buddy Rich and his band May 4, 2015. George was a carpenter, painter of landscapes and especially a talented drummer. He leaves behind to mourn his loss his wife of 28 years, Dorothy ( Dottie ) brothers Jim (Georgann), Mark (Diana) mother in law Mary Moore, brother in law Ralph (Nikki) Moore, sister...
Helen Massaro-Thacker
May 4, 2015
Helen (Massaro) Thacker, 80, of Canal Fulton went home to be with the Lord on May 4, 2015. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Mealo Massaro and daughter Diane Massaro. She leaves behind daughters Annette (Fausto) Molina, & Tina (Rick) Watson; grandkids Bradford (Ashley) Johnson, Kaia Johnson, Roman Watson, Lane Watson and Robyn (Gary) Lockner; step-daughter Christina...
Samuel Buzek
May 4, 2015
Visitation at Funeral Home
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Anthony And Son Funeral Home, Inc.
4178 Massillon Rd.
Uniontown, Ohio, United States
44685
Funeral Service
11:00 am Thursday, May...
Ron Stewart
May 3, 2015
Ron Lee Stewart "Ronnie the Roofer", 71 years of Akron, went to heaven on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Akron General Medical Center. Ronnie was born on July 22, 1943 in Ravenna, Ohio. He was a life-long resident of Akron. A self employed roofing contractor, he was the proud owner of Ron the Roofer LLC since 1970. He was a...
Edna Epling
May 3, 2015
Edna R. Epling, age 83, of Akron, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Akron City Hospital. Edna was born September 24, 1931 in Spencer, West Virginia to the late Addison D. and Myrtle (Jarvis) Warner. She was a retail clerk with Acme-Click form many years prior to retiring. She was active with her community block watch. Edna enjoyed gardening...
Leanne Arp
May 1, 2015
Leanne Arp, age 44, of Akron, passed away May 1, 2015 friends may call Thursday 6-7PM at the Community of Christ Church, 834 Grant St. in Akron, Memorial service will follow at 7PM.
John Dunn
May 1, 2015
John A. "Jack" Dunn, 95 passed away on Friday, May 1. Born in Akron, the son of Joseph and Charlotte (Kunzman) Dunn, Jack graduated from St. Martha's Grade School and St. Vincent's High School. During World War II he served with the Army Air Corps, stationed at McDill Field in Tampa, Fla. It was there that he took his first...
Anna Boyd
Apr 30, 2015
Anna Marie Boyd, 100, passed away on April 30, 2015. A native of Akron, Mrs. Boyd was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Boyd in 1994. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Robert G. and Betty Boyd; nephew, Bobby Makar; 6 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be SATURDAY, MAY 2 at 3:00 p.m. at...
Mary Brown
Apr 27, 2015
Stow Mary Brown, 90, passed away from this life peacefully to be with our Lord on April 27, 2015. Mary was born on April 28, 1924 in Hibbing, Minnesota. Mary married John W. Brown, also a native of Hibbing upon his return from combat in Europe. Mary and John W. Brown were to have 63 years of marriage before he...
David Dominic Biasella
Apr 26, 2015
GREEN - David Biasella, 68, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 26, 2015. David was born October 29, 1946 to Frank and Mabel (Cootzy) Biasella in Akron and has been an area resident his entire life. He was employed by the City of Akron Water Department for 31 years retiring in 2003. He was a Staff Sergeant in the US...
Sally J. Cigolle
Apr 25, 2015
Sally Cigolle, 70, passed away on April 24th, 2015 in Columbus, after an extremely courageous 7 year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Akron and worked for Akron City Schools being known as the lunch lady for 10 years. She also worked for the Summit County Prosecutor's Office as a case worker for child support for 20...


